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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

I Already Knew

In the farm kitchen, Bia, Daniel and Dona Rosa tell Grandma Nena what the doctor said, and she is not surprised. Say Grandpa is very ill, the doctor said there's no cure, I already knew, he stopped complaining about my food, and his place is here.

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THE STORY

In the kitchen of the family farm in Minas, in the evening, Bia, Daniel and Bia's mother Rosa tell Grandma Nena what the doctor in Ponte Nova said about Grandpa Zeca.

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E então? O que o médico disse?ee ayn-TOWNG? oo kee oo MEH-djee-koo DJEE-seeWell? What did the doctor say?
Vó, a senhora quer sentar?VAW, ah seen-YOH-rah kehr sen-TAHRGrandma, do you want to sit down?
Eu estou sentada nesta cozinha há sessenta anos. Fala, minha filha.AY-oo ess-TOH sen-TAH-dah NES-tah koh-ZEE-nyah AH seh-SEN-tah AH-noos. FAH-lah, MEE-nyah FEE-lyahI've been sitting in this kitchen for sixty years. Speak, my girl.
O vovô está muito doente. O médico disse que não tem cura.oo voh-VOH ess-TAH MWEEN-too doh-EN-chee. oo MEH-djee-koo DJEE-see kee nowng tayng KOO-rahGrandpa is very ill. The doctor said there's no cure.
Eu já sabia.AY-oo ZHAH sah-BEE-ahI already knew.
Como assim, a senhora já sabia?KOH-moo ah-SEENG, ah seen-YOH-rah ZHAH sah-BEE-ahWhat do you mean, you already knew?
Ele parou de reclamar da minha comida.EH-lee pah-ROH djee heh-klah-MAHR dah MEE-nyah koh-MEE-dahHe stopped complaining about my food.
Quando um homem para de reclamar, é porque está se despedindo.KWAHN-doo oong OH-mayng PAH-rah djee heh-klah-MAHR, eh pohr-KEH ess-TAH see des-peh-DJEEN-dooWhen a man stops complaining, it's because he's saying goodbye.
Ele quer vir para casa, Vó Nena.EH-lee kehr VEER PAH-rah KAH-zah, VAW NEH-nahHe wants to come home, Grandma Nena.
Então vão buscar ele. O lugar dele é aqui.ayn-TOWNG vowng boos-KAHR EH-lee. oo loo-GAHR DEH-lee eh ah-KEEThen go and get him. His place is here.